There are few photos of The new San Carlos y San Ambrosio Seminary, perhaps because it is so out of the way on the outskirts of the city. This report provides photos of the interior and external of the facility, as well as information related to the institution. (30 photos)
Read MoreThe maximum temperatures in Havana will fluctuate between 26°C (79°F) and 29°C (84°F), and the minimum temperatures will drop to around 18°C (64°F). Occasional rainfall is predicted for Thursday and Friday and then again on Monday.
Read MoreImportant architectural works from the Modern movement in Cuba appear to be doomed as a result of the expansion of massive hotel complexes, which threaten to take over the landscape in Varadero, this country’s most famous beach resort.
Read MoreIt’s very common to travel through our rural areas and hear farmers complaining about the shortage of fertilizers for their bean crops. However, every year the government spends millions of dollars to import thousands of tons of that grain.
Read MoreIn March there will be rains close to or below the historic average in Cuba, which could intensify the crisis in the distribution of water in the island’s capital, notes the Climate Center of the Institute of Meteorology. The lack of precipitation is due to the presence of the La Niña or Aenos phenomenon, which cools the surface water of the Equatorial Pacific Ocean.
Read MoreCuba’s government again increased the price of gasoline and diesel by between four and eight per cent. This is the second hike in six months, after last September the Ministry of Finance and Prices responded to the rise in oil prices on the international market with another increase.
Read MoreThe objective of the lifting of restrictions on travel to Cuba and the sending of remittances to the island is not to please the Raul Castro government, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton affirmed in a hearing of the House of Representatives’ Foreign Relations Committee. Clinton reiterated Washington’s commitment to back the Cuban dissidence with some 20 million dollars.
Read MoreFive members of the National Ballet of Cuba left the company after a performance in the city of Montreal, Canada, The Montreal Gazette daily reported. One of the dancers, young Elier Bourzac, said to the press that he wished to incursion into other dance styles and work with international choreographers.
Read MoreCuba categorically opposes any foreign military intervention in Libya said Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla on Tuesday at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Read MoreCuban dissident Diosdado González affirmed that he will continue his political activities against the island’s government, after having been released from prison by an agreement between the authorities and the Catholic Church. González refused to leave the Caribbean country to travel to Spain, like the majority of the dissidents released since 2010.
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